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Blender: cutting canopy frames out of the fuselage

dave hoeffgen

dave hoeffgen

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Hi,
is there any simple way to cut out a canopy frame out of the fuselage in Blender?

This is how my model looks:
canopies.png



Now I have to cut out a part of the fuselage to become the actual canopy frame.

It should look like this in the end:
Gyroflug%20Speed%20Canard%20(%20OO-EMC%20)%20EBKT%202007%20(4).jpg


Is there any easy way how to do this?

Thanks in advance,

dave
 
Hi Dave,

depends on what you mean by "simple" :D I can't think of an easy way to achieve that rim on the canopy frame. It is not a simple cut-through, since it has an edge. You can try a Boolean modifier or the Knife Tool to begin with. Or, since you already have the window cutout as a template, use the inset tool (I) on the faces surrounding the border to get the outer hull of the frame right.. From then on, it's pretty much extrude and scale.
 
I don't know anything about Blender but even in Max this would not be an easy chore even with the Boolean function. I would probably duplicate the structure and the add vertices and edges hand cutting the sections around the canopy hatch. Then once cut I would animate the opening of the hatch. Then by carefully watching where the sections come together from repeated opening and closing, adjust vertices until you get a nice looking fit. I have spent hours working on things similar only to scrap it all and start again trying a different procedure. I'm not trying to discourage you but that's modeling regardless of the medium.
 
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